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How can I get a "minimize" button?
Apps designed for elementary OS save their state and open and close instantly. In this way, there is functionally little difference between close and minimize. You can read more about the rationale on ...
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How can I get a "minimize" button?
You can get the minimize button with elementary-tweaks. Follow the following steps.
Step 1: Install elementary-tweaks (For Elementary Freya)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mpstark/elementary-tweaks-...
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How to minimize a window?
First, welcome to elementary OS! Hope you've found a Linux home!!!
To my knowledge, there are three different ways you are able to minimize a window. Two are available to a user right out of the box ...
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How to minimize a window?
You can also set a hot-corner to achieve this in the Desktop settings. Then, all you have to do is point the mouse to the corner and the window will minimize. As you can see below, mine is set to ...
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Hotcorner for minimize current window
In Terminal, without installing anything:
gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.behavior hotcorner-topright 'minimize-current'
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How to minimize a window?
There are many ways without adding hot corners, installing third-party software or creating confusing configurations in the command line. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to minimize a window.
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How to put minimize and maximize button in elementary os loki
You need to install elementary-Tweaks instead Gnome Tweak Tool, but maybe you can find that setting under the 'Windows' tab in the Tweak Tool. If not:
First run in a terminal this commands (you need ...
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Add icon to show desktop
Plank(Dock) has a hidden settings window for developers/OEMs.
Hold Control and right click anywhere on the dock
Select "Preferences"
Select "Docklets" tab from the Dialog box that appeared
Drag "...
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How to replace just close minimize window icons?
Copy the elementary theme and replace the icon files and set it as a new theme.
Edit:
Sorry i was on my iPod so i couldn't really tell you in all details.
Copy the elementary theme from /usr/share/...
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How to minimize a window?
@NatoBoram answer is my favorite. A tiny supplement for elementary OS 5.0 (Juno) and 5.1 (Hera) the answer works.
Windows-like layout (three buttons on top right corner):
gsettings set org.gnome....
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How to minimize a window?
Use the dock!
Minimize and restore windows by clicking on their icons in Plank.
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How I get minimize window active side?
With Elementary OS's Juno release, this option is conveniently placed in the System Settings.
Navigation: Setting -> Desktop -> Dock
Once at this location, the Dock behaviour controls are Icon Size, ...
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How I get minimize window active side?
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
sudo apt install elementary-tweaks
Then open settings and change that option in Tweaks menu.
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Hotcorner for minimize current window
To add a minimize current window hot corner in Juno:
Install dconf editor
Run dconf editor and navigate to
org > pantheon > desktop > gala > behavior
Select the corner you want and click on it
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Close, minimize and maximize buttons not appearing in some apps
Change theme, i install tweaks and that works for me.
install this if you wanna get tweaks.
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
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